NEW YORK -- The Nets' formula for success on Saturday was pretty simple: play good D and hit 3s.

They executed that plan to perfection, knocking down a franchise playoff record 15 triples in a 104-90 Game 3 win.

Catching Fire

The Nets were 15-of-25 from deep in Game 3, good for 60 percent. It's the fifth time in NBA playoff history that a team has taken at least 25 3-pointers and made 60 percent or more.

Opponent

3-pt Pct.

Sonics (1996)

Rockets

74.1

Rockets (1995)

Jazz

67.9

Celtics (2002)

76ers

65.5

Mavs (2011)

Lakers

62.5

Nets (2014)

Heat

60.0

-- ESPN Stats & Information

The Nets also limited Miami to 32.3 percent shooting in the second and third quarters, a decisive stretch in which Brooklyn outscored the defending champs by 15 points.

It all added up to a momentum-shifting victory in this second-round series.

"We were down 2-0, we didn’t panic," Paul Pierce said. "We knew we didn’t do a few things right in the first two games. So we said, 'No need to panic, we’re going to get the stuff right.' We need to get right, come back home and execute it."

Mission accomplished.

It started behind the arc on Saturday.

Brooklyn drilled nine of 14 threes in the decisive second half. They hit 15 of 25 overall. Those are video-game numbers.

"The 3-point line is the huge equalizer for both teams, and they won it tonight," LeBron James said.

Most Nets credited strong ball movement around the perimeter and constant guard penetration at the rim for creating opening looks.